USDA Increases FY 2016 Raw Cane Sugar TRQ

The Department of Agriculture is increasing the fiscal year 2016 tariff rate quota for raw cane sugar by 127,006 metric tons raw value, it said (here). The increase brings the total FY 2016 TRQ, originally set at the 1,117,195 MTRV minimum mandated by the World Trade Organization (see 1506150017), to 1,244,201 MTRV, said USDA. Raw cane sugar under this quota must be accompanied by a certificate for quota eligibility and may be entered until Sept. 30, 2016, it said. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will allocate the increase among supplying countries and customs areas.